4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zechariah 2:4:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Zechariah 2:4:2 ⧉אֵלָ֔יוelavto him Zechariah 2:4:3 ⧉רֻ֠ץrutsrun Zechariah 2:4:4 ⧉דַּבֵּ֨רdaberspeak Zechariah 2:4:5 ⧉אֶל־הַנַּ֜עַרelhanaarto the young man Zechariah 2:4:6 ⧉הַלָּ֨זhalazthat Zechariah 2:4:7 ⧉לֵאמֹ֤רlemorsaying Zechariah 2:4:8 ⧉פְּרָזוֹת֙perazotas open country or unwalled villages Zechariah 2:4:9 ⧉תֵּשֵׁ֣בteshevshe will dwell or she will be inhabited Zechariah 2:4:10 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלַ֔םyerushalamJerusalem Zechariah 2:4:11 ⧉מֵרֹ֥בmerovfrom the multitude of Zechariah 2:4:12 ⧉אָדָ֖םadamhumankind or people Zechariah 2:4:13 ⧉וּבְהֵמָ֣הuvehemaand animals or livestock Zechariah 2:4:14 ⧉בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃betokhain her midst or within it |
4. Formal Translation And he said to him, “Run and speak to that youth, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited as unwalled villages because of the multitude of people and livestock in her midst.’” |
4. Dynamic Translation Hurry! Run and tell that young man that Jerusalem will be filled with people and livestock and will be like an open place without walls because so many will live within. |